---
name: "nvme_describe_key_serial"
section: "2"
platform: "linux"
package: "libnvme-dev"
version: "1.13-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nvme_describe_key_serial"
---

# nvme\_describe\_key\_serial(2)

Return key description

## NAME

nvme\_describe\_key\_serial - Return key description

## SYNOPSIS

**char \* nvme\_describe\_key\_serial** **(long key\_id** *);*

## ARGUMENTS

- key\_id

  Key serial number

## DESCRIPTION

Fetches the description of the key or keyring identified by the serial number *key\_id*.

## RETURN

The description of *key\_id* or NULL on failure. The returned string needs to be freed by the caller.